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Zora Neale Hurston

(1891–1960) Folklorist United States

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Zora Neale Hurston was a folklorist from the United States, best known for Their Eyes Were Watching God.

Quick Facts About Zora Neale Hurston

Born
January 7, 1891
Died
January 28, 1960
Nationality
United States
Profession
Folklorist
Notable works
Their Eyes Were Watching God

About Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston was an American writer, anthropologist, folklorist, and documentary filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-20th-century American South and published research on Hoodoo and Caribbean Vodou. The most popular of her four novels is Their Eyes Were Watching God, published in 1937. She also wrote more than 50 short stories, plays, an autobiography, ethnographies, and many essays. Some of her work, namely Tell My Horse (1937), explored ethnomusicological methods of study long before there were formal boundaries for the discipline, especially not boundaries that included the respectful study of communities of color. Hurston's unique background and exceptional approach to anthropology laid key foundations for the growth of ethnography, literature, and Africana Studies.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Guggenheim Fellowship National Women's Hall of Fame Alabama Women's Hall of Fame Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Florida Artists Hall of Fame Florida Women's Hall of Fame

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